David Bruce Murray
Jul 19, 2008
Observations
Joel Hemphill Says Jesus Wasn’t God In The Flesh
Click HERE to see where a charge has been made regarding Southern Gospel legend Joel Hemphill’s unorthodox views on the deity of Jesus Christ. Click HERE to read Hemphill’s original quote in full context. It appears the charge is true. He has taken the position that Jesus wasn’t the incarnation of God and attempted to defend that position with certain scriptures that show Jesus to have been less than omnipotent (to Hemphill’s way of thinking).
I haven’t figured out exactly how Hemphill manages to ignore the first chapter of the gospel of John…specifically that part that reads, “The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” (Clearly, the Word means Jesus in that chapter.) Then you have that earlier part of the chapter that reads, “and the Word was God.” It’s strange that Hemphill quotes the book of John extensively to support his theory, but doesn’t address the very first chapter of the book.
